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Eastern Australia: 11/5/2012 - 11/25/2012 (
Center on Map
)
November 14, 2012 Solar Eclipse with Diamond Ring
November 14, 2012 Solar Eclipse with Diamond Ring
Deafening Cicada
The View From Above
Fish, Animals, People, and, a Space Alien
Naked Dancing People
Handprints
Flying Foxes
November 14, 2012 Solar Eclipse with Diamond Ring
Beetles In Love
Unidentified Skink - Mount Hypipamee National Park
Unidentified Butterfly
Southern Cassowary (
Casuarius casuarius
)
Australian Bustard (
Ardeotis australis
)
Agile Wallaby (
Macropus agilis
)
Olive-tailed Thrush (
Zoothera lunulata
)
Red-browed Firetail (
Neochmia temporalis
)
Brolga (
Antigone rubicunda
)
Australasian Figbird (
Sphecotheres vielilloti
)
Black-browed Albatross (
Thalassarche melanophris Impavida
) - Campbell
Eastern Gray Kangaroo (
Macropus giganteus
)
Australian Ibis (
Threskiornis molucca
)
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (
Meliphaga notata
)
Galah (
Eolophus roseicapillus
)
Gray-faced Petrel (
Pterodroma gouldi
)
Australasian Magpie (
Gymnorhina tibicen
)
Royal Spoonbill (
Platalea regia
)
White-browed Robin (
Poecilodryas superciliosa
)
Whistling Kite (
Haliastur sphenurus
)
White-Capped Albatross (
Thalassarche cauta
)
Black-browed Albatross (
Thalassarche melanophris
)
Pomarine Jaeger (
Stercorarius pomarinus
)
Common Dolphin (
Delphinus delphis
)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (
Ardenna pacifica
)
Great Crested-Tern (
Thalasseus bergii
)
Little Black Cormorant (
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
)
Trip report of a two week visit to Queensland and the York Peninsula and one week in the Sydney area. The primary reason for the visit to Australia was to witness the November 14, 2012 Total Solar Eclipse.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Davies Creek National Park, Australia (11/5/2012)
Cairns Esplanade, Australia (11/6/2012)
Cattana Wetlands, Australia (11/7/2012)
Port Douglas, Australia (11/7/2012)
Daintree Village, Australia (11/8/2012)
Mount Lewis, Australia (11/9/2012)
Bloomfield Track, Australia (11/10/2012)
Daintree River Boat Trip, Australia (11/10/2012)
Lakefield National Park, Australia (11/11/2012)
Lion's Den Roadhouse, Australia (11/11/2012)
Aboriginal Rock Paintings, Australia (11/12/2012)
Keatings Lagoon Conservation Park, Australia (11/13/2012)
Maitland Downs, Australia (11/14/2012)
Mareeba Wetlands, Australia (11/14/2012)
Possum Valley, Australia (11/14/2012)
Lake Barrine, Australia (11/15/2012)
Ravenshoe, Australia (11/15/2012)
Yungaburra, Australia (11/15/2012)
Mamu Canopy Walkway, Australia (11/16/2012)
Mission Bay - Lacey Creek, Australia (11/17/2012)
Redden Island, Australia (11/17/2012)
Katoomba - Blue Mountains, Australia (11/18/2012)
Bondi Beach Coastal Trail, Australia (11/20/2012)
Sydney - Centennial Park, Australia (11/20/2012)
Sydney - Millennium Parklands, Australia (11/20/2012)
Royal National Park, Australia (11/21/2012)
Morton National Park, Australia (11/22/2012)
Wollongong Lagoon, Australia (11/23/2012)
Wollongong Pelagic Trip, Australia (11/24/2012)
Sydney - Botanical Gardens, Australia (11/25/2012)
Species Recorded (255)
Birds ( 230 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Australian Pelican -
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Honeyeaters ( Meliphagidae )
Eastern Spinebill -
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Red Wattlebird -
Anthochaera carunculata
Little Wattlebird -
Anthochaera chrysoptera
Bridled Honeyeater -
Bolemoreus frenatus
Yellow-faced Honeyeater -
Caligavis chrysops
Blue-faced Honeyeater -
Entomyzon cyanotis
Varied Honeyeater -
Gavicalis versicolor
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater -
Lichenostomus melanops
Brown Honeyeater -
Lichmera indistincta
Noisy Miner -
Manorina melanocephala
Lewin's Honeyeater -
Meliphaga lewinii
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater -
Meliphaga notata
White-throated Honeyeater -
Melithreptus albogularis
White-naped Honeyeater -
Melithreptus lunatus
Cryptic Honeyeater -
Microptilotis imitatrix
Dusky Myzomela -
Myzomela obscura
Scarlet Myzomela -
Myzomela sanguinolenta
Helmeted Friarbird -
Philemon buceroides
Noisy Friarbird -
Philemon corniculatus
White-cheeked Honeyeater -
Phylidonyris niger
New Holland Honeyeater -
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Brown-backed Honeyeater -
Ramsayornis modestus
Yellow Honeyeater -
Stomiopera flava
( Casuariidae )
Southern Cassowary -
Casuarius casuarius
Emu -
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Scrubwrens ( Acanithizidae )
Mountain Thornbill -
Acanthiza katherina
Striated Thornbill -
Acanthiza lineata
Yellow Thornbill -
Acanthiza nana
Brown Thornbill -
Acanthiza pusilla
Whistlers ( Pachycephalidae )
Golden Whistler -
Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Whistler -
Pachycephala rufiventris
Scrubwrens ( Acanithizidae )
White-browed Scrubwren -
Sericornis frontalis
Atherton Scrubwren -
Sericornis keri
Large-billed Scrubwren -
Sericornis magnirostra
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Great Crested Grebe -
Podiceps cristatus
Hoary-headed Grebe -
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Australasian Grebe -
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Albatrosses ( Diomedeidae )
Antipodean Albatross -
Diomedea antipodensis
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross -
Thalassarche carteri
White-Capped Albatross -
Thalassarche cauta
Black-browed Albatross -
Thalassarche melanophris
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Flesh-footed Shearwater -
Ardenna carneipes
Sooty Shearwater -
Ardenna grisea
Wedge-tailed Shearwater -
Ardenna pacifica
Short-tailed Shearwater -
Ardenna tenuirostris
Parkinson's Petrel -
Procellaria parkinsoni
Gray-faced Petrel -
Pterodroma gouldi
Fluttering Shearwater -
Puffinus gavia
Boobies and Gannets ( Sulidae )
Australasian Gannet -
Morus serrator
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Collared Sparrowhawk -
Accipiter cirrocephalus
Brown Goshawk -
Accipiter fasciatus
Swamp Harrier -
Circus approximans
( Megapodiidae )
Australian Brush-turkey -
Alectura lathami
Orange-footed Scrubfowl -
Megapodius reinwardt
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Little Pied Cormorant -
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Black Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax varius
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Australasian Darter -
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Plumed Egret -
Ardea plumifera
Great-billed Heron -
Ardea sumatrana
Eastern Cattle Egret -
Bubulcus coromandus
Striated Heron -
Butorides striata
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
White-faced Heron -
Egretta novaehollandiae
Pacific Reef-Heron -
Egretta sacra
Nankeen Night-Heron -
Nycticorax caledonicus
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Royal Spoonbill -
Platalea regia
Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Australian Ibis -
Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis -
Threskiornis spinicollis
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Black-necked Stork -
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Chestnut Teal -
Anas castanea
Gray Teal -
Anas gracilis
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Pacific Black Duck -
Anas superciliosa
Hardhead -
Aythya australis
Muscovy Duck -
Cairina moschata
Maned Duck -
Chenonetta jubata
Black Swan -
Cygnus atratus
Wandering Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna arcuata
Green Pygmy-goose -
Nettapus pulchellus
Radjah Shelduck -
Radjah radjah
( Anseranatidae )
Magpie Goose -
Anseranas semipalmata
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Pacific Baza -
Aviceda subcristata
White-bellied Sea-Eagle -
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Whistling Kite -
Haliastur sphenurus
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Brown Falcon -
Falco berigora
Nankeen Kestrel -
Falco cenchroides
Australian Hobby -
Falco longipennis
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Eurasian Coot -
Fulica atra
Dusky Moorhen -
Gallinula tenebrosa
White-browed Crake -
Poliolimnas cinereus
Australasian Swamphen -
Porphyrio melanotus
Bustards ( Otididae )
Australian Bustard -
Ardeotis australis
Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl -
Numida meleagris
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sarus Crane -
Antigone antigone
Brolga -
Antigone rubicunda
Thick-knees ( Burhinidae )
Bush Thick-knee -
Burhinus grallarius
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Siberian Sand-Plover -
Anarhynchus mongolus
Greater Sand-Plover -
Charadrius leschenaultii
Black-fronted Dotterel -
Elseyornis melanops
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Red-necked Avocet -
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing -
Vanellus miles
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Pied Oystercatcher -
Haematopus longirostris
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Pied Stilt -
Himantopus leucocephalus
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Comb-crested Jacana -
Irediparra gallinacea
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper -
Calidris acuminata
Red-necked Stint -
Calidris ruficollis
Great Knot -
Calidris tenuirostris
Bar-tailed Godwit -
Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Gray-tailed Tattler -
Tringa brevipes
Common Greenshank -
Tringa nebularia
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Long-tailed Jaeger -
Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger -
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger -
Stercorarius pomarinus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Silver Gull -
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Sooty Tern -
Onychoprion fuscatus
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Great Crested Tern -
Thalasseus bergii
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Pacific Emerald Dove -
Chalcophaps longirostris
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon -
Ducula spilorrhoa
Bar-shouldered Dove -
Geopelia humeralis
Peaceful Dove -
Geopelia placida
Topknot Pigeon -
Lopholaimus antarcticus
Brown Cuckoo-Dove -
Macropygia phasianella
Crested Pigeon -
Ocyphaps lophotes
Wompoo Fruit-Dove -
Ptilinopus magnificus
Spotted Dove -
Spilopelia chinensis
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Australian King-Parrot -
Alisterus scapularis
Red-winged Parrot -
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo -
Cacatua galerita
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo -
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot -
Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Galah -
Eolophus roseicapilla
Crimson Rosella -
Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella -
Platycercus eximius
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet -
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Rainbow Lorikeet -
Trichoglossus moluccanus
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo -
Zanda funerea
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Fan-tailed Cuckoo -
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Little Bronze-Cuckoo -
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Pacific Koel -
Eudynamys orientalis
Channel-billed Cuckoo -
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Coucals ( Centropodidae )
Pheasant Coucal -
Centropus phasianinus
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Powerful Owl -
Ninox strenua
( Dacelonidae )
Laughing Kookaburra -
Dacelo novaeguineae
Forest Kingfisher -
Todiramphus macleayii
Sacred Kingfisher -
Todiramphus sanctus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Australian Swiftlet -
Aerodramus terraereginae
White-throated Needletail -
Hirundapus caudacutus
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Sahul Sunbird -
Cinnyris frenatus
Mistletoebird -
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Rainbow Bee-eater -
Merops ornatus
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Dollarbird -
Eurystomus orientalis
Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
Shining Flycatcher -
Myiagra alecto
Satin Flycatcher -
Myiagra cyanoleuca
Leaden Flycatcher -
Myiagra rubecula
Spectacled Monarch -
Symposiachrus trivirgatus
Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Black-faced Cuckooshrike -
Coracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied Cuckooshrike -
Coracina papuensis
Varied Triller -
Lalage leucomela
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Spangled Drongo -
Dicrurus bracteatus
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Australasian Bushlark -
Mirafra javanica
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Welcome Swallow -
Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin -
Petrochelidon nigricans
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Red-whiskered Bulbul -
Pycnonotus jocosus
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Golden-headed Cisticola -
Cisticola exilis
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Silvereye -
Zosterops lateralis
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Pied Monarch -
Arses kaupi
White-breasted Woodswallow -
Artamus leucorynchus
Bower's Shrike-thrush -
Colluricincla boweri
Gray Shrikethrush -
Colluricincla harmonica
Rufous Shrikethrush -
Colluricincla rufogaster
White-winged Chough -
Corcorax melanorhamphos
Australian Raven -
Corvus coronoides
Torresian Crow -
Corvus orru
Black Butcherbird -
Cracticus quoyi
Gray Butcherbird -
Cracticus torquatus
Magpie-lark -
Grallina cyanoleuca
Australian Magpie -
Gymnorhina tibicen
Black-faced Monarch -
Monarcha melanopsis
Eastern Whipbird -
Psophodes olivaceus
Victoria's Riflebird -
Ptiloris victoriae
Australasian Figbird -
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Pied Currawong -
Strepera graculina
Orioles ( Oriolidae )
Green Oriole -
Oriolus flavocinctus
Olive-backed Oriole -
Oriolus sagittatus
Fantails ( Rhipiduridae )
Gray Fantail -
Rhipidura albiscapa
Willie-wagtail -
Rhipidura leucophrys
Australian Rufous Fantail -
Rhipidura rufifrons
( Aegothelidae )
Australian Owlet-Nightjar -
Aegotheles cristatus
( Podargidae )
Papuan Frogmouth -
Podargus papuensis
Tawny Frogmouth -
Podargus strigoides
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Tawny Grassbird -
Cincloramphus timoriensis
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Eurasian Blackbird -
Turdus merula
Olive-tailed Thrush -
Zoothera lunulata
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Common Myna -
Acridotheres tristis
Metallic Starling -
Aplonis metallica
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
( Climacteridae )
White-throated Treecreeper -
Cormobates leucophaea
( Menuridae )
Superb Lyrebird -
Menura novaehollandiae
( Ptilonorhynchidae )
Spotted Catbird -
Ailuroedus maculosus
Golden Bowerbird -
Amblyornis newtoniana
Great Bowerbird -
Chlamydera nuchalis
Satin Bowerbird -
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Tooth-billed Catbird -
Scenopoeetes dentirostris
( Maluridae )
Lovely Fairywren -
Malurus amabilis
Superb Fairywren -
Malurus cyaneus
Variegated Fairywren -
Malurus lamberti
( Pardalotidae )
Large-billed Gerygone -
Gerygone magnirostris
Yellow-throated Scrubwren -
Neosericornis citreogularis
Fernwren -
Oreoscopus gutturalis
Striated Pardalote -
Pardalotus striatus
( Eopsaltriidae )
Eastern Yellow Robin -
Eopsaltria australis
Gray-headed Robin -
Heteromyias cinereifrons
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher -
Microeca flavigaster
White-browed Robin -
Poecilodryas superciliosa
( Orthonychidae )
Chowchilla -
Orthonyx spaldingii
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Scaly-breasted Munia -
Lonchura punctulata
Crimson Finch -
Neochmia phaeton
Red-browed Firetail -
Neochmia temporalis
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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